Q: How did the NTPGA Junior Tour help prepare you for playing golf in college?Ī: The NTPGA Junior Tour helped prepare me for college golf by allowing me to play against the individuals who I would be teeing it up with in college.
Learn to take the good with the bad, and do not let your personal life be affected by your play on the golf course. You’re going to have some great days, but along with those great days will be bad ones. Q: What is one piece of advice you would give to current NTPGA Junior Tour members?Ī: Keep golf fun and competitive and do not let the game define who you are. Back in my day we had a vast majority of great golfers from around the state. Q: What was the biggest thing you learned while you were a part of the NTPGA Junior Tour?Ī: The biggest thing that I learned playing on the NTPGA Junior Tour is the art of competition. It allowed me to experience emotions that could only be felt through competition.
#Golf it up how to#
Q: How did being a part of the NTPGA Junior Tour help or impact your golf game?Ī: The NTPGA Junior Tour impacted my game by teaching me not only how to win, but also how to fail. I played in just about every tournament they had to offer in the East Texas area. Q: How old were you when you became an NTPGA Junior Tour Member?Ī: I first started playing on the NTPGA Junior Tour when I was 11 years old.
I plan on serving my four-year contract and seeing if I can further my career in the Marines. Senior at the University of Texas at TylerĪ: I swore into the United States Marine Corps in December and am waiting to be shipped out to Quantico, Virginia for Officer Candidate School. Godoy - NTPGA Junior Tour Member 2007 - 2014 Are you the next college golfer? #WHOSNEXT®ĭ.J. We know it is the goal of many of our current members to move on to play golf in college. Every other week we’ll check out what they had to say about their time playing on the NTPGA Junior Tour, and gain some insight into what it’s like to play college golf.
In this bi-monthly blog series, we will be featuring former Junior Tour members who are currently playing golf. It applies to our former members currently showcasing their talents at the collegiate level all across the country.
#Golf it up professional#
Currently, there are 22 former Junior Tour members competing professionally including Jordan Spieth, Cody Gribble, Ryan Palmer, Angela Stanford, Brittany Lang and many more.īut, our #WHOSNEXT® motto doesn’t just apply to future professional golfers. The NTPGA Junior Tour is well represented by its alumni on the PGA, Web.com and LPGA Tours. As many of you know, our motto here at the NTPGA Junior Tour is #WHOSNEXT ®.